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Chapter 2 Assignment(1)

Chapter 2 Assignment(1)

Q 1. According to the 2006 Uniform Crime Report (UCR), the state of Delaware had a population of 853,476 and 5,817 violent crimes. Compute the violent crime rate per 100,000 persons and interpret your result. (10%)2. The incoming cohort of juveniles in a new diversion program consists of 200 participants. Of this cohort, 140 graduate early. If the number of early release from the previous cohort of the same size was 160, what is the early release rate of change? And interpret your result. (10%)3. From the table below, compute the proportions and percents of the age of the offender at time of arrest for death row inmates. (25%) f Proportion Percent 19 or younger 317 0.10735 10.753 20-24 812 0.275 27.5 25-29 677 0.229 22.9 30-34 508 0.17203 17.203 35-39 321 0.1087 10.87 40-44 172 0.0525 5.825 45-49 88 0.0298 2.98 50-54 34 0.011514 1.1514 55-59 19 0.00643 0.643 60-64 5 0.00169 0.163 4. A survey of 1,250 people asked how often they followed the speed limit. 96 responded that they never follow it; 214 said they rarely follow it; 572 said they follow it occasionally, and 368 said they follow it all the time. Fill in the table below with the frequencies and percents for each category. Remember to create a table whose categories are arranged logically. (20%)

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1.Sol: Delaware had a population of 853,476. The violent crime rates are 5,817 violent crimes. If the population in 1 then = 853476/5817 If the population in 100,000 then = (853476/5817) x 100,000 If the population in 100,000 then = 681.5657 Crimes per 100,000.